Chapter 3 Time

"Little kitty? Wow! So cute!"

The female colleague beside her couldn't let go of Lin Xian's sketch:

"Lin Xian, why didn't you submit such a good design to Elder Sister Juan?"

Huh???

Whoosh————

Instantly!

All eyes in the meeting room shot over this way.

Especially the colleagues from the design department, casting pleading looks!

"What? Let me see!"

Clomp clomp clomp!

Li Juan walked over swiftly.

At that moment, she too was putting on a brave face, using fury to cover her panic.

Inside, she was more nervous than anyone!

Although President Zhao was sitting in her chair without saying a word, it was clear to everyone that she was very dissatisfied, very angry!

Smack.

Li Juan snatched up Lin Xian's draft paper in one swift move.

Gradually...

Her breathing softened, her breaths evened out, and the fierce fire on her head seemed to extinguish as well.

"You... this..."

Li Juan scratched her head, smacking her lips:

"This... I think it's quite good!"

Li Juan placed the draft paper in front of President Zhao:

"President... President Zhao, take a look, this is the image Lin Xian designed for our new brand."

After the draft was placed down.

Everyone got up from their chairs, craning their necks to have a look.

On the stark white A4 paper, there was nothing superfluous.

Just a few simple strokes outlining a cartoon cat's head.

Simple.

Refreshing.

Exquisite lines.

Yet deftly capturing every inch of expression and demeanor.

Although it was just a sketch drawn with a black water pen... The cuteness and vitality of the kitty seemed to leap off the paper as if it were alive!

Suddenly, everyone was talking:

"Whoa... Lin Xian's cat head drawing is really something! Honestly, there's an indescribable cuteness and delicacy to it."

"This, I find it even more adorable than Hello Kitty. You know, Kitty is too girly and doesn't even have a mouth. But Lin Xian's cat truly gives off a more youthful, vibrant vibe!"

"Young, girlish, age-reducing, energetic... Lin Xian's cat drawing perfectly matches our new brand's keywords! Amazing, Lin Xian, why didn't you present such a great design earlier?"

"A good brand image has to be simple enough for it to be recognizable and easier to spread. I think in this respect... Lin Xian's cat shares a unique charm with Kitty, Mickey Mouse, and Doraemon."

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This cute and simple cat head image received unanimous praise from colleagues in the design department!

Li Juan, whose heart had been in her throat, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She looked timorously at President Zhao...

Waiting for her to speak.

Zhao Yingjun.

She was the founder of MX Company and the current chairman.

Since returning from studying abroad to establish MX Cosmetic Company, in less than two years, she had already made a name for herself among the young crowd.

Beautiful, charismatic, resourceful, and talented, she was like the heroine straight out of a metropolitan romance novel!

At that moment, she was intently staring at the draft paper in front of her, deep in thought.

Everyone was waiting for her to speak up!

Finally...

Zhao Yingjun's eyebrows relaxed:

"Not bad."

"Right... right, President Zhao! Hahaha, you see, our design team does have capable people!"

Upon seeing her crisis was averted, Li Juan began to praise Lin Xian wildly:

"Lin Xian is our team's secret weapon! The Mountain Suppressing Stone! The Sea-Calming Divine Needle! Cough cough... For such artistic talents, I always give them absolute creative freedom, never intervening, never inquiring too much."

"Lin Xian, quickly tell President Zhao about how you designed this cat image? What was your source of inspiration?"

Zhao Yingjun also looked up, expectantly at Lin Xian.

"I dreamed of it in a dream."

Lin Xian told the truth.

"Lin Xian you! Sigh..."

Li Juan sighed in exasperation.

Such a great opportunity to showcase himself, and this silly kid didn't know how to appreciate it!

Several colleagues were amused by Lin Xian's remark, daring indeed.

As for Zhao Yingjun, she nodded with a smile:

"Daytime thoughts turn into nighttime dreams. Many great inventions and creations in history were completed in dreams."

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"Chemist Mendeleev composed the 'Periodic Table' after being exhausted for three days and three nights, and then dreaming up the combination,"

"Einstein too was inspired by a dream where he saw himself skiing and began pondering the implications of the speed of light, which led to his formulation of the 'Special Theory of Relativity.'"

"But it's undeniable that without prior hard work and accumulation, merely dreaming would certainly not yield any results. Presumably, Lin Xian... must have also expended a lot of effort and worry over this project."

Clap clap clap clap clap clap clap!!!

No one knew who started it, but the entire conference room burst into applause for Lin Xian.

It made Lin Xian a little embarrassed.

He felt undeserving.

"However..."

After the applause died down, Zhao Yingjun picked up the draft paper again and, looking at the cute cat head drawn on it, said:

"Just a cat head is surely not enough. Whether it's for print packaging, making posters, or orchestrating brand collaborations... we need a full-body image."

"Including limbs, clothes, shoes... These can all be changed later on, but we must have an original plan for reference."

Zhao Yingjun put down the draft paper and looked at Lin Xian:

"Lin Xian, could I trouble you to also sketch out the body and attire for this cat?"

Upon hearing Zhao Yingjun's words, everyone suddenly felt they had celebrated too early.

Indeed.

You can't have just a head!

What does the body of this cartoon cat look like? What proportions? What posture? What clothes? What shoes?

Everyone looked forward to what Lin Xian would come up with.

At this moment, Lin Xian... was tactically drinking water.

This...

He sipped his tea.

The mask Big Face Cat wore only had a cat head on it; no one knew what the rest of the cat's body looked like!

But this wouldn't stump Lin Xian.

The person who tied the bell must be the one to untie it.

He just needed to visit the dream once more, find Big Face Cat, and ask about the origin of the mask on his face.

"No problem."

Lin Xian put down his teacup:

"The designs are all at home, I'll bring them over tomorrow."

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That evening.

After washing up.

Lin Xian glanced at the bedside clock, it was 21:01.

Through yesterday's dream, Lin Xian had already figured out the complete sequence of events—

The cause was that Big Face Cat and a female code expert had agreed to rob a bank together.

Not knowing each other, they arranged an "identification password."

The one wearing the cat mask would be Big Face Cat.

The one wearing the Ultraman mask would be the code expert.

The reason Lin Xian got involved yesterday was simply because he casually picked up an Ultraman mask to wear, which led Big Face Cat to mistake him for the code expert and take him along to rob the bank.

"Therefore, if I do the same as yesterday and wear the Ultraman mask... Big Face Cat will surely appear again."

Lin Xian closed the windows.

Having braved the cold winter wind yesterday, he made sure to add an extra layer of blankets today.

He set his alarm clock, placed his phone on the nightstand, and turned off the light.

"Time to sleep."

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Whoosh!

The hot summer breeze blew by, and Lin Xian smelled that distinctive fresh scent of tender green leaves and branches.

He opened his eyes.

In the brightly lit square, children were chasing each other around.

"Hee hee hee hee! Chase me! Chase me!"

"Take this! Ultraman slide!"

"I want tanghulu! Wah wah wah uh uh uh!"

"I'm not going home! I still want to play!"

"Mommy! I want to ride the bike!"

Lin Xian looked up at the electronic billboard in the center of the square. In the top right corner, the time was displayed—

[August 28, 2624]

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